Registered Nurse (RN) - New Graduate - Critical Care

Advocate Health; Lexington (NC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocate Health is seeking an exceptional Registered Nurse for the Critical Care Unit at Lexington Medical Center in Lexington, NC. The unit provides Intensive and Intermediate care on a 16-bed floor, with a dedicated charge nurse and capabilities to monitor heart rhythms and hemodynamic pressures.

You will care for patients on ventilators and advanced oxygen delivery, titrate IV drips, and follow established protocols and order sets to ensure safe, high-quality care.

Qualifications

• RN license issued by the state of North Carolina
• BLS certification from American Heart Association
• Less than 1 year of RN experience

Responsibilities

• Provide and coordinate comprehensive patient care through the nursing process to deliver safe, therapeutic care.
• Lead efforts to create the safest patient environment and the best patient experience across the continuum.

Skills

Nursing

Patient care

Clinical judgment

Education

Accredited nursing program

Job description

Where You Will Work:

The Critical Care Unit at Lexington Medical Center is a 16-bed unit that provides both Intensive and Intermediate Care. A dedicated charge nurse supports the unit without a patient assignment. The unit is equipped to monitor and trend heart rhythms and other hemodynamic pressures.Care of patients on ventilators, noninvasive ventilation with BiPAP or CPAP, and heated high flow oxygen delivery. Titrating medication IV drips to ordered parameters and the ability to follow protocols and order sets. Patient populations include sepsis, shock, respiratory failure, DKA, HHS, electrolyte abnormalities that require close monitoring, COPD, CHF, pulmonary edema, cardiac dysrhythmias, stroke, post-surgical unstable patients, hypertensive emergency that requires IV drips, overdose, ETOH detox, etc.

We’re Looking For:

• Completion of an accredited or approved program in nursing
• Registered Nurse license issued by the state of North Carolina
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association
• Less than 1 year of RN experience

What You’ll Do:

• As a skilled and compassionate RN, you will play a pivotal role in providing and coordinating comprehensive patient care through the nursing process to deliver safe, therapeutic care in accordance with established standards, policies, and procedures.
• Using evidence-based practice, clinical decision making, compassion, and skills communication while leading efforts to create the safest patient environment and the best patient experience across the continuum.

About This Location:

Lexington Medical Center, part of Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Health, offers world-class care close to home in Lexington, NC. Our 94-bed hospital provides advanced services in orthopaedics, general surgery, ENT, stroke, and cancer care. Our outpatient expertise includes digestive health services, a state-of-the-art rehabilitation department, a diagnostic imaging center and wound care center—all supported by the resources of a nationally recognized academic medical center.

Be the nurse who redefines care.

At Advocate Health, being a nurse means more than delivering exceptional clinical care—it means leading with purpose, compassion, and boldness. As part of our One Advocate Nurse community, you’ll join a unified team committed to lifting others up, embracing innovation, and creating inclusive spaces where everyone can thrive. You’ll be empowered to think boldly, collaborate with humility, and drive change through fearless curiosity. Whether you're at the bedside, in the community, or advancing care through research and education, you’ll help shape the future of health—because here, we’re redefining care for you, for us, for all.

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This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.